I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what’s going on in my life.
DIANA ROSSInstead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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I have a lust for life.
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My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
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I’m not really a songwriter – I’m an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.
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So I’m not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I’m happy that I have them; I think it’s good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
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I don’t know what my life would have been like if I’d never gotten into show business.
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I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
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All my gowns have trains on them. I make a train that goes on forever. I love long trains and then I stand there and twirl around and wrap myself up in it.
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I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don’t think people want to see the old show all the time.
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You can have a lot of New York and still see what’s going on in the rest of the world, I think – like in China.
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I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
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I’ve never been damaged or hurt by press. It’s just that I think it’s unfair to use your name in media.
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I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.
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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
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Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?
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Discipline is a necessary tool to help you get what you want in life. It forces you to stay on center and to move away from the things that are not necessary.
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